Hop Hop Flop!  Baby Bunny Couldn't Hop or So He Thought

📥 Educator Resource Download

​This emotionally attuned PDF includes activities inspired by Hop Hop Flop! — designed to help children explore fear, courage, and self-belief through gentle storytelling and creative reflection.
  • 📝 Journal pages and prompts
  • 🗣️ Discussion guide for fear and courage
  • 🎨 Coloring pages and emotion cards
  • 📚 Educator reflection guide
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🐰 Hop Hop Flop!

About the Book
 Baby Bunny wants to hop — but every time he tries, he flops. With each tumble, his fear grows bigger, until he’s convinced he’ll never learn. Mama Bunny gently encourages him to imagine himself hopping, and something magical begins to happen: Baby Bunny discovers that the only thing holding him back is fear itself.
​🌱 SEL Themes
  • 🧗 Fear and courage — recognizing fear and learning how to move through it
  • 🌟 Self-belief and confidence — imagining success as a first step toward growth
  • 💪 Emotional resilience — understanding that mistakes are part of learning
  • 📈 Growth mindset — reframing failure as a path to progress
  • 🎨 Creative reflection — ideal for journaling, discussion, or movement-based activities
Why It Matters
​This lighthearted and emotionally attuned story helps children build courage, confidence, and emotional literacy — all through the gentle lens of a bunny learning to hop.

🌿 Suggested Extensions


  • 📝 “My First Hop” journaling page — children draw or write about something they’re learning to do
  • 🐇 Movement-based SEL activity — act out Bunny’s hops and flops with gentle encouragement
  • 🪑 Classroom reflection circle — share stories of trying, failing, and trying again

​📚 Where to Find It

​Hop Hop Flop! is currently available on Amazon. Perfect for preschool, early elementary, and any child learning to believe in themselves.
"Sometimes you need to see things in your thoughts instead of with your eyes."
© 2018  Nannette Richford